The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.51.6
Mahābhārata 1.51.6
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- Sanskrit
1.51.6
sūta uvāca |
yathā sūto lohitākṣo mahātmā paurāṇiko veditavānpurastāt |
sa rājānaṃ prāha pṛṣṭastadānīṃ yathāhurviprāstadvadetannṛdeva || 6 ||
"Sauti continued, 'The illustrious Suta named Lohitaksha also, conversant with the Puranas, had said so before.
"Asked by the king on the present occasion he again told the monarch, 'Sire, it is even so as the Brahmanas have said--Knowing the Puranas, I say, O monarch, that Indra hath granted him this boon, saying, 'Dwell with me in concealment, and Agni shall not burn thee.'
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit